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. >> also, we're told by the russian embassy that president putin has reached out to president obama to express his condolences here. and guys, i can tell you that we had a little bit of a suspicious package at the capital visitor center today. very attune d you can assume th high alert is on a super high level. people very carefully watching for unattended bags and the light. you can see a real heightened attention to that and authorities will go out of their way to make sure they get to any potential situation. >> i know they said that you can leave and you are able to drive home but paint the picture for our audience of what it was like to be in an office building in downtown boston today? >> it was bizarre, including the commute in. which really resembled something out of a hitchcock movie where it seemed like every car driving by is a police car. really, the city is a ghost town. if you didn't have to come to work or couldn't, that was one issue. a lot of people chose to close businesses for the day which made a great deal of sense and very supported by the officials. once you g
. >> also, we're told by the russian embassy that president putin has reached out to president obama to express his condolences here. and guys, i can tell you that we had a little bit of a suspicious package at the capital visitor center today. very attune d you can assume th high alert is on a super high level. people very carefully watching for unattended bags and the light. you can see a real heightened attention to that and authorities will go out of their way to make sure they get to...
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ceo of the nation's largest banks recently sat down by president obama. the meeting was arranged by our next guest, rob nichols. thank you for coming in this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> you did set it up. i don't know how open you can be on this. b but, you know, before the last election, wall street ceos go to washington and have a meeting with the president. they come back and they would whisper, he doesn't get us, he doesn't like us, this is miserable, this is awful. has anything changed meaningfully in terms of the relationship and the way you think the president and wall street are approaching each other? >> i'll speak for our side. i can't speak for the president of the united states. but i would say this last meeting we had with the president a few days ago was constructive. the members of the financial service this morning made it very clear that we want to play a role in 3406g the economy forward and having a set of conditions in our capital market that would add to lending. and putting people back to work. >> how about in the way he'
ceo of the nation's largest banks recently sat down by president obama. the meeting was arranged by our next guest, rob nichols. thank you for coming in this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> you did set it up. i don't know how open you can be on this. b but, you know, before the last election, wall street ceos go to washington and have a meeting with the president. they come back and they would whisper, he doesn't get us, he doesn't like us, this is miserable, this is awful....
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president obama speaking at the cathedral of the holy cross in boston's south end as the city and the entire nation tries to heal from the horrific events of monday. let's listen to the president. >> hello, boston. scripture tells us to run with endurance the race that is set before us. run with endurance the race that is set before us. on monday morning the sun rose over boston. the sunlight glistened off the statehouse dome. and the common and the public garden, spring was in bloom. on this patriots day, like so many before, fans jumped onto the tee to see the sox at fenway. in hopkinton, runners laced up their shoes and set out on a 26.2-mile test of dedication and grit and the human spirit. and across this city, hundreds of thousands bostonians lined the streets to hand the runners cups of water and to cheer them on. it was a beautiful day to be in boston. a day that explains why a poet once wrote that this town is not just a capital, not just a place, boston, he said, is the perfect state of grace. [ applause ] >> and then, in an instant, the day's beauty was shattered. a celebra
president obama speaking at the cathedral of the holy cross in boston's south end as the city and the entire nation tries to heal from the horrific events of monday. let's listen to the president. >> hello, boston. scripture tells us to run with endurance the race that is set before us. run with endurance the race that is set before us. on monday morning the sun rose over boston. the sunlight glistened off the statehouse dome. and the common and the public garden, spring was in bloom. on...
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president obama says the fbi is investigating the explosions as an act of terrorism. there were two confirmed explosives, authorities say the bombs appear to have consisted of an explosive and shrapnel packed inside a pressure cooker. there are no suspects in custody. three people killed in the blasts, including an 8-year-old boy. more than 170 injured. so let's get strayed to scott cohn, who is live in boston. what more do we know, scott, on top of what i just said. >> reporter: mandy, this is now a very active and very intense investigation. it's a complicated crime scene 12 blocks long. they're also looking at remote-controlled cameras that were trained on that finish line as ptn th street." and she said that normally that is set up to make the runner feel good. >> it's always felt very secure and felt there's a lot of attendants around, but was it there before the race started, there in the evening? or how did it get to be there? >> gene schmidt is a former u.s. congresswoman from ohio. this is her fifth marathon. she knows about national security and she knows ab
president obama says the fbi is investigating the explosions as an act of terrorism. there were two confirmed explosives, authorities say the bombs appear to have consisted of an explosive and shrapnel packed inside a pressure cooker. there are no suspects in custody. three people killed in the blasts, including an 8-year-old boy. more than 170 injured. so let's get strayed to scott cohn, who is live in boston. what more do we know, scott, on top of what i just said. >> reporter: mandy,...
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president obama briefed the press shortly after the vote. he repeated the importance of gun control and expressed his own frustration. he even said the gun lobby willfully lied about the bill. >> instead of supporting the compromise, the gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill. they claimed that it would create some sort of big brother gun registry, even though the bill did the opposite. this legislation in fact outlawed any registry. plain and simple right there in the text. but that didn't matter. >> and, larry, president obama summed it up by saying it was a pretty shameful day for washington. >> all right. all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for washington. but this effort is not over. i want to make it clear to the american people, we can still bring about meaningful changes that reduce gun violence so long as the american people don't give up on it. >> now, the national rifle association issued their own response on the vote saying this amendment would have criminalized certain private transfers of firearms betwee
president obama briefed the press shortly after the vote. he repeated the importance of gun control and expressed his own frustration. he even said the gun lobby willfully lied about the bill. >> instead of supporting the compromise, the gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill. they claimed that it would create some sort of big brother gun registry, even though the bill did the opposite. this legislation in fact outlawed any registry. plain and simple right there in the...
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>> well, obama met with his security advisers today, and their biggest concern is that it is a foreign threat, that it's not too lone wolfs in the united states that took this under their own, just decided to do it themselves. so what the fbi will be looking at is phone records, e-mail records. they'll be looking at any communications, travel records that had to do with these guys going back and possibly training at a camp in northern africa. the most important thing is the communication records, if they've made phone calls, connecting them to other people that may have been involved in encouraging this act or training them to do this particular act, that's what the fbi's going to be looking for going forward. >> and we don't have anymore information on that right now. we know, though, that the older brother, who is dead, did leave the country for six months. he's been living in america since 2007, but left for six months, and investigators are trying to zero in on whether or not he got terrorism training. are you saying that that terrorism training would have happened elsewhere, outsi
>> well, obama met with his security advisers today, and their biggest concern is that it is a foreign threat, that it's not too lone wolfs in the united states that took this under their own, just decided to do it themselves. so what the fbi will be looking at is phone records, e-mail records. they'll be looking at any communications, travel records that had to do with these guys going back and possibly training at a camp in northern africa. the most important thing is the communication...
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the obama budget has a trip dollars more in taxes. here you are worried about 40 billion dollars. >> it's trillion over 10 years. ain't going to happen anyway. >> a million over a year. >> it's not going to happen. >> no, it doesn't. it's a big negotiation. it's going on for quite some time. >> thank you. i asked you specifically your currency. thank you. >>> when we come back, the focus on any new information on who was behind the tax. the latest details right after this. embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%... and processing $421 billion dollars in accounts payables each year. helping thousands of companies simplify how work gets done. how's that for an encore? with xerox, you're ready for real business. >>> coming up next, earnings from goldman sachs and cloak khra. green arrows across the board. 9 tragedy in boston. dow opens 57 points higher. s&p up five point
the obama budget has a trip dollars more in taxes. here you are worried about 40 billion dollars. >> it's trillion over 10 years. ain't going to happen anyway. >> a million over a year. >> it's not going to happen. >> no, it doesn't. it's a big negotiation. it's going on for quite some time. >> thank you. i asked you specifically your currency. thank you. >>> when we come back, the focus on any new information on who was behind the tax. the latest details...
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of course, president obama spent nearly four hours there today, as partf interface service that they had, michelle. >> scott cohn is in boston. he has the latest from there, scott. >> michelle, we are going to finally get an official briefing from law enforcement, as bill said, that will come roughly around the top of the hour. and the plan is that it will be all law enforcement. the previous briefings have included the governor and the mayor. this is now sort of getting down to business, and it is widely anticipated that we will probably see some pictures of people of interest, that they captured on video at the time of the explosions on monday afternoon. that's part of the whole process of healing this city, healing our city was the theme of the remembrances today in boston, culminating in an hour and 15-minute long memorial service, interfaith service, at the cathedral of the holy cross. president obama speaking and delivering a message of renewal. >> this time next year, on the third monday in april, the world will return to this great american city, to run harder than ever and t
of course, president obama spent nearly four hours there today, as partf interface service that they had, michelle. >> scott cohn is in boston. he has the latest from there, scott. >> michelle, we are going to finally get an official briefing from law enforcement, as bill said, that will come roughly around the top of the hour. and the plan is that it will be all law enforcement. the previous briefings have included the governor and the mayor. this is now sort of getting down to...
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we can also tell you president obama was briefed overnight. on the series of events by lisa moniker, assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism. again, going back importantly to the details, what we do know about these suspects, which we can tell you from our very own pete williams is that they are in their early 20s, they've been in the u.s. about a year, and they have some military experience. that's all we feel comfortable reporting at this point. so, again, massachusetts institute of technology classes are canceled. the mbta transit service, which serves the greater boston area, including of course a lot of major financial firms is shut down on this friday. markets, though, shrugging it off or i should say not seeing any broad fallout. we're seeing a rally shape up in u.s. futures. we're seeing rallies across global markets. sovereign debt is performing well. here is a look at the latest on the dow, the nasdaq and the s&p. hire is a look, as well, as european markets. u.s. "squawk box" will be picking up the story for us as soon
we can also tell you president obama was briefed overnight. on the series of events by lisa moniker, assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism. again, going back importantly to the details, what we do know about these suspects, which we can tell you from our very own pete williams is that they are in their early 20s, they've been in the u.s. about a year, and they have some military experience. that's all we feel comfortable reporting at this point. so, again, massachusetts institute...
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we know president obama is visiting the area. >>> in the meantime, commodity prices are selling off. the sell-off i should say continues. it's mostly copper today, though. and we are certainly off the lows. in fact, something of a rebound shaping up now with gold up better than 1%. crude participating, as well. brent and nymex there both remaining below if you want to call them key psychological levels of $109 a barrel respectively. we've seen miners down significantly in some cases this morning. coming off the lows of the session. how do you play the commodities space? what other opportunities might the u.s. offer in particular here? darren joins me from yorkville capital. welcome. you're here to talk infrastructure, but the conference is about infrastructure, but what you're talking about, really, are some of the opportunities that the u.s. now offers, given a lot of the big changes we've recently seen when it comes to shale gas. >> absolutely. i will start out with two questions for you today. what's the fastest growing energy producing country in the world? >> i'm going guess it'
we know president obama is visiting the area. >>> in the meantime, commodity prices are selling off. the sell-off i should say continues. it's mostly copper today, though. and we are certainly off the lows. in fact, something of a rebound shaping up now with gold up better than 1%. crude participating, as well. brent and nymex there both remaining below if you want to call them key psychological levels of $109 a barrel respectively. we've seen miners down significantly in some cases...
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and president obama signed it. they did it because of natural security. >> also, believe me. doi ent care about this issue. several newspapers about six months ago printed who owned guns in their addresses. where is their concern for security? two sets of rules. don't like it at all. >> rick santelli in chicago. bells about to sound across europe. they had a wild session. especially in germany today. we'll get details from simon right after the break. it's lots of things. all waking up. it's lots of things. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. we're going to wake the world up. and watch, with eyes wide, as it gets to work. cisco. tomorrow starts here. >>> there was a moment today where the dax fell almost 2% in about ten minutes. what's going on in europe? >> it's a very rough day in europe. a jolt of reality is the degree to which the european economy continues to fall away or the stock markets break down where you have relative stability in the unite
and president obama signed it. they did it because of natural security. >> also, believe me. doi ent care about this issue. several newspapers about six months ago printed who owned guns in their addresses. where is their concern for security? two sets of rules. don't like it at all. >> rick santelli in chicago. bells about to sound across europe. they had a wild session. especially in germany today. we'll get details from simon right after the break. it's lots of things. all waking...
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still to speak is governor deval patrick as well as president obama who will speak at the end of the service and will bring those remarks to you live. as you know in any sort of in terms of healing it, the key is willing a will to heal. that is very much apparent here in boston. now onto the investigation, as carl said two individuals being sought by authorities on camera, videos can be waptured of these individuals around the time of the bombing, but authorities are also saying that the pictures of those individuals have not been released. so pictures are not the men that authorities are looking for. but there were multiple images that captured the explosion and the time leading up to it. that's what authorities are looking at frame by frame by frame. not just cell phone video, but surveillance video. we talked about the lord & taylor camera directly across the street from the second bombing. there were two other cameras at least that were supplied by a company called access communications. those cameras were high definition cameras. so these could be very high quality images, and w
still to speak is governor deval patrick as well as president obama who will speak at the end of the service and will bring those remarks to you live. as you know in any sort of in terms of healing it, the key is willing a will to heal. that is very much apparent here in boston. now onto the investigation, as carl said two individuals being sought by authorities on camera, videos can be waptured of these individuals around the time of the bombing, but authorities are also saying that the...
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. >> president obama addressed the nation earlier tonight and promised the full resources of the federal government. the fbi is now formally in charge. >> we still do not know who did this or why, and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> the full weight of justice. federal, state and local authorities are searching the city for answers. so far no suspects have been formally identified. but a law enforcement source sells cnn they have a number of quote unquote active leads. that's the term they're using right now. the crime scene, which covers several city blocks, has been locked down by the national guard. the atf has sent their explosives team from new york and the fbi is asking anyone with information about the attacks to contact their tip line. our chris cuomo is joining us from boston. chris, what is the scene like there tonight? >> it is a
. >> president obama addressed the nation earlier tonight and promised the full resources of the federal government. the fbi is now formally in charge. >> we still do not know who did this or why, and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice....
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but i think it really highlights how important it is for president obama to be exact. you'll remember following the attack in benghazi which killed obviously the u.s. ambassador there, he did say the word terror. it became a bit of a political football about how much did the white house really know? could they label it as such? and so i think that's why there is a difference between the president saying it, john, and his aides saying it. i think that's why he sort of took a step back and didn't go that far yesterday. >> all right. it was conspicuous in absence yesterday at the white house. at least as a group being clear, they do believe it is an act of terror. brianna keilar at the white house for us this morning, thank you so much. >> just ahead, so many people injured here yesterday. 144 injuries. some of them quite bad. we'll tell you how to treat traumas like the ones we see from yesterday's blast. stay with us. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when
but i think it really highlights how important it is for president obama to be exact. you'll remember following the attack in benghazi which killed obviously the u.s. ambassador there, he did say the word terror. it became a bit of a political football about how much did the white house really know? could they label it as such? and so i think that's why there is a difference between the president saying it, john, and his aides saying it. i think that's why he sort of took a step back and didn't...
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but president obama, according to a white house official was briefed overnight. he's very much focused on what happened in boston and moving forward trying to figure out who did this and why they did this. he was briefed overnight by his homend security adviser. he's going to be briefed this morning by his homeland security adviser alissa monaco, as well as the fbi director robert mueller. and we'll be waiting to see if he says something else in addition to his comments yesterday where he said that the u.s. will respond. >> we still do not know who did this, or why. and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. but, make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this. any response -- any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice. >> but here's what we're looking for today from the white house, john. 1:15 p.m. jay carney is on the schedule to brief. then again as i said before 3:00 p.m. eastern, president obama was supposed to be
but president obama, according to a white house official was briefed overnight. he's very much focused on what happened in boston and moving forward trying to figure out who did this and why they did this. he was briefed overnight by his homend security adviser. he's going to be briefed this morning by his homeland security adviser alissa monaco, as well as the fbi director robert mueller. and we'll be waiting to see if he says something else in addition to his comments yesterday where he said...
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president clinton after columbine, president obama after newtown. there are issues like healing and mourning, but it's important to send a signal, we'll get back to normal. >> a real unique message after what is officially being called a terrorism attack. america doesn't let terrorism stop us this is a tragedy, we are pausing and remembering, but we keep going. americans move forward. >> it's interesting. someone said to me last night. this was a terror attack, but we're not terrified. they probably did pick the wrong city this time in thinking that they would instill fear in the hearts of the people. in boston, it seems to have an opposite effect. fair assumption? >> you see the political community rallying, but the boston bruins played their game last night. the mayor was angry they canceled the celtics game the night before. he thought that was a mistake. he thought they should have played that game. a major hospital is opening. and they called the mayor, said should we cancel that? he said hell, no. they sang "sweet caroline" at the yankees game
president clinton after columbine, president obama after newtown. there are issues like healing and mourning, but it's important to send a signal, we'll get back to normal. >> a real unique message after what is officially being called a terrorism attack. america doesn't let terrorism stop us this is a tragedy, we are pausing and remembering, but we keep going. americans move forward. >> it's interesting. someone said to me last night. this was a terror attack, but we're not...
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president obama, first lady michelle obama, expected to arrive here at 11:00 this morning. also in attendance, former governor of massachusetts and former presidential candidate mitt romney who was invited by massachusetts governor. the message this morning will be one of resolve, a shared commonality, the american people with the people of boston. also the focus will be on the victims, those who suffered and those who lost their lives during monday's tragic attack. late yesterday afternoon boston university officially released the name of the third victim killed. 23-year-old graduate student and chinese national by the name of lulu. she was standing at the finish line with three friends when the bomb went off. one of her friends suffered injuries and taken to the hospital. a search went on social media following the attack and that was followed by a wave of sympathy tuesday after it became apparent that she had been killed. her loss has sent shockwaves throughout the bu campus which has a strong chinese community. here's one what one student who knew her had to say. >> she
president obama, first lady michelle obama, expected to arrive here at 11:00 this morning. also in attendance, former governor of massachusetts and former presidential candidate mitt romney who was invited by massachusetts governor. the message this morning will be one of resolve, a shared commonality, the american people with the people of boston. also the focus will be on the victims, those who suffered and those who lost their lives during monday's tragic attack. late yesterday afternoon...
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again, president obama will be here at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. not only will he focus on lingzi but the other two victims, 29-year-old krystle campbell and 8-year-old martin richard. we do expect family members of some of the victims to be here this morning along with first responders and others who were there on monday when the bombs went off. also, a big crowd, members of the public will be attendance at this morning's interfaith service. >> thank you so much, pamela brown, outside the cathedral of the holy cross. the services begin at 11:00 a.m. eastern time and cnn will bring you coverage of that event. >>> meanwhile, the nhl and nba are paying tribute of the victims of the bombings here on monday. both the bruins and the celtics. during last night's game in toronto the celtics and raptors gathered at midcourt for a moment of silence. the bruins were the first sports team to play at home in boston since the attacks on monday. there was a moment of silence before their game as well against the sabres. and in a stirring moment, rancor put down
again, president obama will be here at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. not only will he focus on lingzi but the other two victims, 29-year-old krystle campbell and 8-year-old martin richard. we do expect family members of some of the victims to be here this morning along with first responders and others who were there on monday when the bombs went off. also, a big crowd, members of the public will be attendance at this morning's interfaith service. >> thank you so much, pamela brown, outside the...
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president obama was briefed overnight by his homeland security adviser lisa monaco. she will be briefing him again this morning, along with fbi director robert mueller. as well his attorney general eric holder. we've learned that president obama is going to this memorial service in boston, an interfaith memorial service to remember those victims of the -- of the bombing. those who were killed. those who were seriously injured. this will be at the cathedral of the holy cross tomorrow. it's going to be an emotional event. we've already sort of gotten a sense of maybe some of the, i guess stories that he may touch on. he was talking yesterday about how some folks who had run the marathon, even after going through that grueling race, went to hospitals to donate blood for people who were suffering, who were gravely injured, in the wake of the bombings. these are some of the certainly some of the tones, and some of the themes that he will be triking tomorrow, chris. >> our thanks to brianna keilar at the white house this morning. again, we have some new information from cn
president obama was briefed overnight by his homeland security adviser lisa monaco. she will be briefing him again this morning, along with fbi director robert mueller. as well his attorney general eric holder. we've learned that president obama is going to this memorial service in boston, an interfaith memorial service to remember those victims of the -- of the bombing. those who were killed. those who were seriously injured. this will be at the cathedral of the holy cross tomorrow. it's going...
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president obama spent part of the afternoon consoling newtown families. why he calls it a shameful day for washington ahead. mine was earned in djibouti, africa, 2004. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto-insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. >>> an arrest in the ricin case, two letters, one sent to senator wicker the other to president obama, each containing the same writing, each tainted with the deadly toxin ricin, both being tested in the army's biowarfare lab in ft. dietrich. john, what are you hearing? >> the justice department confirming an ar
president obama spent part of the afternoon consoling newtown families. why he calls it a shameful day for washington ahead. mine was earned in djibouti, africa, 2004. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get...
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president obama spoke about them in today's memorial service in boston. here's some of the sights and sounds from that service. ♪ >> today, our prayers are with the campbell family of medford, their daughter krystle was always smiling. those who knew her said that with her red hair and her freckles and her ever eager willingness to speak her mind, she was beautiful, sometimes she could be a little noisy, and everybody loved her for it. our prayers are with the lu family of china, who sent their daughter lingzi to b.u. so she could experience all that this city has to offer. she was a 23-year-old student far from home and in the heartache of her family and friends on both sides of a great ocean, we're reminded of the humanity that we all share. our prayers are with the richard family of dorchester and our hearts are broken for 8-year-old martin, with his big smile and bright eyes. and we're left with two enduring images of this little boy. forever smiling for his beloved bruins, and forever expressing a wish he made on a blue poster board. no more hurtin
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. >> and president obama promising the city they would get assistan assistance. athena jones at the white house this morning. what else did we hear from the president? >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. in the days since the bombing in boston we heard words of comfort to the victims and to the city of boston. late last night in a statement he offered words of comfort and he answered questions many of the people following the story have been asking. >> tonight there are still many unanswered questions. among them, why did young men that grew up and studied here as part of our communities and our country resort to such violence? how did they plan and carry out these attacks? did they receive any help? the families of those killed so senselessly deserve answers. the wounded, some of whom now have to learn how to stand and walk and live again deserve answers. >> the president also said the investigation into this continues to try and get some of those answers. he directed the fbi and the department of homeland security to deploy all necessary resources to
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were you surprised that president obama said that? is it true? were gun groups lying about the bill? >> i'm not sure about that because, frankly, i didn't pay a great deal of attention. i'm very familiar with the issue, but i understand how the president felt very strongly. he was in newtown. he feels the suffering of the families and i can certainly understand, given his point of view, why the president got somewhat emotional. i'm joined by my friend senator schumer. a lot of people may not remember back in the 18th century senator schumer was the author of "the brady bill" one of the first bills that brought gun control in. >> applied to bows and arrows. >> yes. >> senator schumer, thanks for joining us. >> hi, jake. >> i want to talk to the two of you obviously about immigration reform, but before we turn to that subject, why do you think the gun bill went down? why do you think so many republicans and a handful of democrats voted against it? was a principled vote against it or were they afraid of losing re-election? >> you know, i think that
were you surprised that president obama said that? is it true? were gun groups lying about the bill? >> i'm not sure about that because, frankly, i didn't pay a great deal of attention. i'm very familiar with the issue, but i understand how the president felt very strongly. he was in newtown. he feels the suffering of the families and i can certainly understand, given his point of view, why the president got somewhat emotional. i'm joined by my friend senator schumer. a lot of people may...
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we know that president obama was briefed overnight. getting the latest information on the investigation, the details of what the fbi could tell him about the boston marathon bombings. he'll be meeting later today with other senior officials. >> our white house correspondent brianna keilar is covering that angle for us. she joins us now from the white house. good morning, brianna. >> good morning to you, john and chris. yes, president obama was briefed overnight by his homeland security adviser, lisa monaco. she will brief him again this morning, along with attorney general holder, and fbi director robert mueller. we have learned that he's coming to boston tomorrow. he will speak during that interfaith memorial service at the cathedral of the holy cross in boston. what is, of course, going to be an emotional event, as he strikes that consoler in chief tone that we've seen him, unfortunately, do on so many occasions where we've seen tragedy. we sue a little bit of this yesterday. he was talking about people who ran the marathon, and even
we know that president obama was briefed overnight. getting the latest information on the investigation, the details of what the fbi could tell him about the boston marathon bombings. he'll be meeting later today with other senior officials. >> our white house correspondent brianna keilar is covering that angle for us. she joins us now from the white house. good morning, brianna. >> good morning to you, john and chris. yes, president obama was briefed overnight by his homeland...
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we're just learning that president obama will deliver a statement on the gun control measure that just failed in congress. he will go to the white house rose garden. this hour we'll have live coverage of the president deeply disappointed because they have failed to pass these, even these modified background check expansion regulations. meanwhile, authorities are supposed to come out fairly soon to brief us on the latest investigation in the boston marathon bombings. we're getting conflicting word on when that might happen if in fact it will happen. but two sources do with knowledge of the investigation say authorities want to question a person seen on video, a person seen on video as a possible suspect in the attack. let's bring in our chief national correspondent john king. our security analyst as well. they're here. juliet will be walking in momentarily. john, let's update our viewers on what we know right now as far as the criminal investigation is concerned. >> we do know for a number of sources they believe they've made substantial progress described by some as a breakthrough in t
we're just learning that president obama will deliver a statement on the gun control measure that just failed in congress. he will go to the white house rose garden. this hour we'll have live coverage of the president deeply disappointed because they have failed to pass these, even these modified background check expansion regulations. meanwhile, authorities are supposed to come out fairly soon to brief us on the latest investigation in the boston marathon bombings. we're getting conflicting...
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first, the suspicious letters sent to president obama and senator roger wicker of mississippi. lab results are due any moment to confirm whether or not they were contaminated with the deadly poison ricin. initial tests showed that they were. police believe they have the man who sent the letters in custody. they charged paul kevin curtis with threats against the president a short time ago. curtis was arrested at his home in mississippi yesterday. >>> 46 senators voted no to expanded background checks, so the push now for gun control, 125 days after the horrific killings at sandy hook is, for all practical purposes at this point, we're going to call it what it is, dead. the legislation co-sponsor democrat joe manchin of west virginia vented anger this morning towards the gun lobby and its supporters in the senate. >> i can't figure why in the hell you're afraid to do when the facts are right in front of you to do what you got to do. >> if you let me get in the debate with nra and these are people i know, these have been people i've been very friendly with over the years, i think
first, the suspicious letters sent to president obama and senator roger wicker of mississippi. lab results are due any moment to confirm whether or not they were contaminated with the deadly poison ricin. initial tests showed that they were. police believe they have the man who sent the letters in custody. they charged paul kevin curtis with threats against the president a short time ago. curtis was arrested at his home in mississippi yesterday. >>> 46 senators voted no to expanded...
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president obama was there. he offered words of comfort to the families of the three people killed in the attack and the dozens wounded. he also tried to provide reassurance to those wounded. and he had praise for the city of boston. >> you showed us, boston, that in the face of evil, americans will lift up what's good. in the face of cruelty, we will choose compassion. in the face of those who would visit death upon innocence, we will choose to save and to comfort and to heal. >> investigators are trying to identify two men seen in images near the finish line moments before the explosions. photos of the men are being circulated among state and federal law enforcement agencies, but not yet to the public. authorities are debating whether or not to release the photographs of the public. there's concern that releasing them might impede the investigation. it's still unclear whether the attack was an act of domestic or foreign terrorism. >>> and this is another american community healing today. west, texas, it's a bu
president obama was there. he offered words of comfort to the families of the three people killed in the attack and the dozens wounded. he also tried to provide reassurance to those wounded. and he had praise for the city of boston. >> you showed us, boston, that in the face of evil, americans will lift up what's good. in the face of cruelty, we will choose compassion. in the face of those who would visit death upon innocence, we will choose to save and to comfort and to heal. >>...
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president obama and the first lady michelle obama will be here as well. we will have special coverage, anderson cooper and i will begin that coverage at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. until then thanks very much for watching, our nonstop special coverage of the aftermath of the boston bombings continues now. >> out front next, we begin with breaking news, significant development in the investigation here in boston, according to sources, policeng for someone they saw on video as a possible suspect. plus what we're just learning about the devices used during the bombings and how authorities are using that information they were trying to piece together to locate the attacker. and the poison ricin sent to our lawmakers and this time to the president of the united states. let's go out front.
president obama and the first lady michelle obama will be here as well. we will have special coverage, anderson cooper and i will begin that coverage at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. until then thanks very much for watching, our nonstop special coverage of the aftermath of the boston bombings continues now. >> out front next, we begin with breaking news, significant development in the investigation here in boston, according to sources, policeng for someone they saw on video as a possible...
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president obama didn't use the word terrorism. became a little bit of a political football. but bottom line, forget aut left versus right what are the practicalities about what language you use and how it may hierr hp going forward? >> what the president did not want to do is panic people before information was in. e thet"ord, terrorism.ot t but he also doesn't want to give a future defense attorney the ability to say, oh, well there wasn't a political motive with this guy. he was just some random -- >> political motive key to a finding of terrorism. >> so it's a nonstory. ion't know why people are raising it. everyone knows this was an act hod drop that. there's no brownie points to be gained at this stage. let's let the investigators figure out who d ts and the response and life goes on. ryil issue.to me just to be >> don't handcuff yourself before you know what you're dealing with. >> exactly. we have no idea right now. >> all right, julia, thank you very much. >> up next we're going to take a look at the evidence left behind. so much to pore through right now. forensic t
president obama didn't use the word terrorism. became a little bit of a political football. but bottom line, forget aut left versus right what are the practicalities about what language you use and how it may hierr hp going forward? >> what the president did not want to do is panic people before information was in. e thet"ord, terrorism.ot t but he also doesn't want to give a future defense attorney the ability to say, oh, well there wasn't a political motive with this guy. he was...
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the fbi, they're back on the hunt for whoever mailed poisonous letters here to president obama, to a u.s. senator and a judge. so they have just searched this home and a former studio of a martial arts instructor in tupelo, mississippi. we're going to go live to tupelo for more on that in a moment. but first, we have new information from this elvis impersonator who had been arrested and charged with sending those ricin-laced letters. he was all of a sudden set free yesterday. yep. no longer a suspect, charges dropped. his name is kevin curtis. and i want you to watch what he told chris cuomo in his exclusive interview last hour. >> when they came to me and i was arrested, it came super fast like a scene out of a movie. they didn't explain anything. they just kept saying you know what you've done. and don't move, don't resist and i mean, i just had to set my coat down. they allowed me to do that. you're talking about homeland security, secret service, fbi, so many vehicles in my neighborhood. i've never seen anything like it. i was in a state of shock, the best way to explain it. and
the fbi, they're back on the hunt for whoever mailed poisonous letters here to president obama, to a u.s. senator and a judge. so they have just searched this home and a former studio of a martial arts instructor in tupelo, mississippi. we're going to go live to tupelo for more on that in a moment. but first, we have new information from this elvis impersonator who had been arrested and charged with sending those ricin-laced letters. he was all of a sudden set free yesterday. yep. no longer a...
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it on the floor, you know, saying there were these two explosions at the white house, that president obama was hurt, immediately this happened a little after 1:00. i don't know if you can see this, we printed out this chart, you can see what happened here, just around 1:15 when the tweet went out, the market fell, the market fell over 100 points, 133 points to be exact. dipped into the negative. that happened within seconds. within seconds that drop happened. and then ap sent out another tweet saying that they were hacked, and then you saw the market immediately shoot back up. it was a total 180, the market went from negative all the way to positive, over 100 points again within minutes. very dramatic whiplash kind of move. shows you in the age of computerized trading how wall street can react to a tweet that is read around the web. >> boy, oh, boy, alison, such a look at how in the digital age everything moves so quickly. you have to be right about your information. thank you for telling us that. appreciate it. >>> back to boston now, where a short time ago doctors upgraded the surviving
it on the floor, you know, saying there were these two explosions at the white house, that president obama was hurt, immediately this happened a little after 1:00. i don't know if you can see this, we printed out this chart, you can see what happened here, just around 1:15 when the tweet went out, the market fell, the market fell over 100 points, 133 points to be exact. dipped into the negative. that happened within seconds. within seconds that drop happened. and then ap sent out another tweet...
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president barack obama praised the first responders that rushed into the chaos. police and firefighters are teaming up to offer a $50,000 reward for information on those bombers. so joining me now -- first of all, thank you for much for what we do. you weren't one of the fist on the scene, but your responders were the first to arrive, rushing into danger. and they have experience. they know what to do when bombs go off. >> yes, we had boston police and boston ems. we train together. ma marathons, special events, and teams we're usually there, and thank god they were there, and we worked together. >> you want to raise money, tell me about that. >> it's a victim's fund. it's the first responder's victim's fund. it's at the boston howard credit union, and it's brought up through the boston police, the ems, and the firefighter union. >> what do you hope to two? >> 100% of the funds will go to the victims for whatever they need or to help families out. >> how can viewers help cricket. >> it's bostonfire fighters credit union at 60 howard street, dorchester, mass, 0212
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now to washington where michelle obama is also talking about the tragedy here in boston and listen to her. >> i want to take a moment to say that our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in boston. my husband con tibs to monitor the situation, and he has directed the full resources of the federal government to assist state and local authorities as they investigate this horrific act. what happened on monday was a reminder that in times of crisis, here in america, we respond with courage and grit and selflessness. that is exactly what we saw from the people of boston and from all those who rushed to the aid, police officers, firefighters, first responders, and our men and women in uniform. that is the spirit of boston but it is also the spirit of this country. >> you know, the first lady is speaking something that is felt so deeply here. we have word today, more good news, a hundred of the 180 people injured here have been released from the hospital. that is a direct testament to the phenomenal efforts by volunteers and medical professionals on the scene and triage followup. that was
now to washington where michelle obama is also talking about the tragedy here in boston and listen to her. >> i want to take a moment to say that our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in boston. my husband con tibs to monitor the situation, and he has directed the full resources of the federal government to assist state and local authorities as they investigate this horrific act. what happened on monday was a reminder that in times of crisis, here in america, we respond with courage...
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i strongly disagree with the obama administration's decision to roll out and in the combat the status for the suspect at this time. i believe such a decision is premature. it is impossible for us to gather the evidence in just a few days to determine whether or not this individual should be held for questioning under the law of war. the decision by the administration to try this individual in federal court is a sound decision. it is the right decision. military commission trials are not available in cases like this. i wrote the 2009 military commission act. i have been the judge advocate for over 30 years, along with the help of many colleagues. we created a system for foreign terrorists. we purposely excluded american citizens. i have all the confidence in the world in article 3 courts at the federal level. they do a terrific job. i have confidence in our military commissions system. the decision by the administration not to proceed in state court in massachusetts i think was the correct decision. the death penalty will be available at the federal level. this is clearly in my view a
i strongly disagree with the obama administration's decision to roll out and in the combat the status for the suspect at this time. i believe such a decision is premature. it is impossible for us to gather the evidence in just a few days to determine whether or not this individual should be held for questioning under the law of war. the decision by the administration to try this individual in federal court is a sound decision. it is the right decision. military commission trials are not...
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president obama speaking at the holy cathedral, the holy cross cathedral i believe it is in the south boston cathedral of the holy cross, that's the name of the. we also understand that romney, former governor romney will be there in a memorial, interfaith memorial service for the victims in the boston marathon. our live coverage of the president's remarks beginning at 11 a.m. on c-span3. also today on c-span3 we have attorney general eric holder testifying in front of the senate foreign relations committee, talking about the president's 2014 budget. we will have that like for you today at 2:00 eastern. also on c-span3. >> you are watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. and. on weeknights watched key public policy events. every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our website, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> and we go live now to the u.s. senate where we are continues work on a gun violence prevention the. yesterday the chamber
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the border not secured and obama cannot be trusted period. how about jim demint who helped marco rubio win his seat. he said, quote, after decades of empty promises congress similar similarly lacks credibility to keep its promises. after strategies and plans for enforcement years later he's not buying it, and he's basically saying, vote against this. so let's bring in our conservative expert noah rothman. how is this going on the conservative side? are they going to get another votes to pass it or is it going to be blocked? >> i have no idea what the congress is going to do just yet. we only begun the selling process. i would imagine the gang of eight wants this passed so badly. the republicans want a political victory and democrats want an immigration reform i think it will be passed in congress but i think it will be troubling to pass it by the conservatives to say the least. they have been doing great work by identifying problems that are in this proposal, and a lot of it has to do with the enforcement provisions only being implemented. as
the border not secured and obama cannot be trusted period. how about jim demint who helped marco rubio win his seat. he said, quote, after decades of empty promises congress similar similarly lacks credibility to keep its promises. after strategies and plans for enforcement years later he's not buying it, and he's basically saying, vote against this. so let's bring in our conservative expert noah rothman. how is this going on the conservative side? are they going to get another votes to pass it...
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president obama did receive updates overnight. now the fbi and local authorities have received voluminous tips and the atf emphasizing once again it is happy to take more. the boston police commissioner saying it has gotten offers as far away as chicago and san francisco to help with the information. residents will see an increased police presence, but a lot of this is just to make people feel better. and any videos photos audio, any media from the crime scene or the immediate vicinity could be helpful. they are emphasizing that if you call in, somebody will take that call. they are saying you don't know what it is that you may have and it could be of the utmost importance. we'll be back with more show after the break. ♪ >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration re
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but i have to say i have never understood why president obama didn't use it. there is a policy difference between this administration and the bush administration. why the word terrorism being removed from the vocabulary. the war on terror. whatever the word terror means, we don't care about the word, we know it when we see it. which is mindless murder of innocent people. >> stephanie: right. >> why we're worried about that word, i have no idea. >> stephanie: but the white house said it the same day they said clearly this is an act of terror -- >> right. and clearly the political right jumps to i think much too quick on why didn't he use that word is because there is some basis that early on there was a reluctance in the white house to talk about the war on terror. can you explain to me why there was that reluctance somebody said that's what gorge bush said? i have no idea but you are right, let's focus on this horrible murder that has occurred. i define terrorism of mindless murder. >> to the right-wing terrorism is synonymous with islam. >> stephanie: right.
but i have to say i have never understood why president obama didn't use it. there is a policy difference between this administration and the bush administration. why the word terrorism being removed from the vocabulary. the war on terror. whatever the word terror means, we don't care about the word, we know it when we see it. which is mindless murder of innocent people. >> stephanie: right. >> why we're worried about that word, i have no idea. >> stephanie: but the white...
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president obama has addressed the nation and promised justice. but he made one mistake. the president called the attack a tragedy. it was not. it was a vial act of violence. designed to kill innocent people, including children. i was just in boston yesterday, and this makes me sick! so far no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. perhaps it's a coincidence but this week marks the anniversary of attacks in oklahoma city, columbine, colorado, and virginia tech. also the waco assault in 1993. joining us now from washington congressman peter king, a member of the house homeland security committee. so, congressman, what can you tell us tonight? >> well, as you said, bill, this is absolutely horrific. it's detestable and has only the marks of a terrorist attack. in fact, the way it was carried out and to me there is no doubt in my mind that this is a terrorist attack. i know there is a person of interest, i guess they are calling him now. but, to me, this reminds me very much of the attack on times square in 2010 by shahzad and also we have to remember "inspire" magaz
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you saw president obama do it cool, collected and commander-in-chiefly job. and letting things get spun up. unfortunately, what you see here, congress is currently obsessed with spending and democrats are currently obsessed with the idea of automatic reductions to automatic increases in federal outlays and could not resist linking the two. one other thing, if i may, for mr. clapper, if the president really thought, if the belief in the administration was this was jeopardizing our national security, if we were missing intelligence that would protect us from something like the incident in boston, the president had the wherewithal not to sign this and as commander-in-chief not to do this so if there are fingers being pointed here, eventually they start pointing the other way on pennsylvania avenue to the president. >> megyn: we've talked about, there's no waiting period anymore, there's no mourning period. there used to be, you know, the president as you said yesterday, today, there are no democrats, no republicans, we're just americans and then here we are not
you saw president obama do it cool, collected and commander-in-chiefly job. and letting things get spun up. unfortunately, what you see here, congress is currently obsessed with spending and democrats are currently obsessed with the idea of automatic reductions to automatic increases in federal outlays and could not resist linking the two. one other thing, if i may, for mr. clapper, if the president really thought, if the belief in the administration was this was jeopardizing our national...
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the letters were addressed to president obama, senator rodger wicker and a judge in that state. they are likely sent from a writer who is a frequent writer to federal officials. two letters were quite similar. both letters determined to be similar based on targets, post marks and et cetera. both are postmarked out of memphis, tennessee on april 8, 2013. both letters signed, quote, i am k. c. and i approve this message." at the white house here is jay carney's take. >> there was a letter. the off-site facility feeted a suspicious substance and a test was undertaken. the fbi has the lead this that investigation. >> with lawmakers and law enforcement on edge, multiple senate offices had reports of suspicious mail today, including this phoenix, senator jeff flake from arizona. >> there was no harmful substance on the letter, but the letter with ricin was sent from tennessee to senator wicker. this letter came from tennessee with no return address and with an oily substance on it. so it was troubling, and my staff alerted authorities, as they should have, and it was tested. >> just m
the letters were addressed to president obama, senator rodger wicker and a judge in that state. they are likely sent from a writer who is a frequent writer to federal officials. two letters were quite similar. both letters determined to be similar based on targets, post marks and et cetera. both are postmarked out of memphis, tennessee on april 8, 2013. both letters signed, quote, i am k. c. and i approve this message." at the white house here is jay carney's take. >> there was a...
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of us being contacted was the recent letters that were sent to senator wicker, as well as president obama. the information that we received from the fbi of the content that those two letters contained, the way that the letters were typewritten to those two individuals, the postmark similarity that we had, it raised suspicion that there could possibly be a connection to the letter that we received in justice court. the next step that we took was a joint effort in investigating what we could about what this substance was that was inside the letter that we had. as you all know, the federal authorities released the information as far as the content that they believed was placed inside the two letters to senator wicker, as well as president obama. their team and other government officials arrived at our facility. we staged them on our north parking lot. there's a portable laboratory that was brought in. they came in and took possession of our letter, which is the justice court letter that was received on april 10th. that particular letter, content and envelope has been analyzed at the laborato
of us being contacted was the recent letters that were sent to senator wicker, as well as president obama. the information that we received from the fbi of the content that those two letters contained, the way that the letters were typewritten to those two individuals, the postmark similarity that we had, it raised suspicion that there could possibly be a connection to the letter that we received in justice court. the next step that we took was a joint effort in investigating what we could...
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meanwhile, president obama heading to boston this morning. he will attend a memorial service at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. >> brian: and more break news. an arrest in the poisonous letter sent to the president of the united states and capitol hill. authorities say mississippi man paul kevin curtis, also an elvis impersonator, mailed three letters containing risin to president obama, republican senator roger wicker, his senator, and mississippi official. he was arrested at his home in mississippi. fortunately both letters were intercepted before they ever reached anyone. we do understand as well that the postmark was memphis, tennessee. >> steve: that's right. >> gretchen: we're joined on the phone by debbie marks. she wented the blast that was so strong it blew out the windshield of her car as she drove past the plant. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> gretchen: tell us exactly -- we're seeing a picture of your blown out windshield. give us your firsthand account. >> of course, a small town, we know everybody. there was so many people ru
meanwhile, president obama heading to boston this morning. he will attend a memorial service at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. >> brian: and more break news. an arrest in the poisonous letter sent to the president of the united states and capitol hill. authorities say mississippi man paul kevin curtis, also an elvis impersonator, mailed three letters containing risin to president obama, republican senator roger wicker, his senator, and mississippi official. he was arrested at his home in...
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mayor, i'm going to read president obama's words. we're going to close an important captainer in this tragedy. is it a tragedy or a terrorist attack? >> a terrorist attack. the president has a kind of crew femmistic way of dealing with these. he did say it at one point. this is not a tragedy. a tragedy is something awful that happens that we have no control overment katrina is a tragedy. sandy is a tragedy. natural disaster. a deliberate attack for a purpose, even if we don't know the complete reason for the purpose, this is an attack. this is like pearl harbor wasn't a tragedy. >> if you call it a tragedy -- >> september 11 wasn't a tragedy. it was an attack on the united states of america. this was an attack on boston and the united states of america. >> if you call it a tragedy, it allows other people to generate sympathy for the suspects. >> sure. >> the president did that. but i'm saying that happens in the media. >> all right. we'll have to go, unfortunately. we enjoyed having you here. >> i enjoyed it very much. >> directly ah
mayor, i'm going to read president obama's words. we're going to close an important captainer in this tragedy. is it a tragedy or a terrorist attack? >> a terrorist attack. the president has a kind of crew femmistic way of dealing with these. he did say it at one point. this is not a tragedy. a tragedy is something awful that happens that we have no control overment katrina is a tragedy. sandy is a tragedy. natural disaster. a deliberate attack for a purpose, even if we don't know the...